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Can anyone tell me what this tray in the RT Trunk is?
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That's a 'Storage Tray/Trunk Divider' for the rear trunk on a 2010-2019 Spyder RT. If you want to go looking, you might even find its 'proper name/part number' in the Parts listing, probably with the rest of the Luggage. 
The bag/luggage for the rear trunk sits on top of that tray when it's in the pictured 'down position' in the trunk; if you don't have that tray (or it's in the 'folded up' position) and you haven't got the bottom 2/3rds of the trunk already filled with other stuff, when you put the rear bag into the trunk, it will drop down into the depths of the trunk and can be a right pain to get out.
If you don't want to use the tray at any time, you don't hafta pull it right out, it'll neatly fold up against the front wall of the trunk, and IIRC there should be some velcro to hold it in place up there - you can still slip thin/small stuff into the narrow space that forms between the front wall of the trunk and the raised tray - notebooks, a pen or two, your wallet, maybe a cap, etc. will fit in there & not get lost in all the other stuff that ends up in the bottom of the trunk! 
It's definitely an OEM item, altho I don't know if ALL the early RT's got that tray, but it was certainly included in the early RT Ltd's that came with the luggage included here in Oz; it might've been/become an 'Option, at Extra Cost' after that, &/or on the base or Sports/Special models.
The bag/luggage for the rear trunk sits on top of that tray when it's in the pictured 'down position' in the trunk; if you don't have that tray (or it's in the 'folded up' position) and you haven't got the bottom 2/3rds of the trunk already filled with other stuff, when you put the rear bag into the trunk, it will drop down into the depths of the trunk and can be a right pain to get out.
If you don't want to use the tray at any time, you don't hafta pull it right out, it'll neatly fold up against the front wall of the trunk, and IIRC there should be some velcro to hold it in place up there - you can still slip thin/small stuff into the narrow space that forms between the front wall of the trunk and the raised tray - notebooks, a pen or two, your wallet, maybe a cap, etc. will fit in there & not get lost in all the other stuff that ends up in the bottom of the trunk! It's definitely an OEM item, altho I don't know if ALL the early RT's got that tray, but it was certainly included in the early RT Ltd's that came with the luggage included here in Oz; it might've been/become an 'Option, at Extra Cost' after that, &/or on the base or Sports/Special models.
I wondered why I have two strips of Velcro! Apparently I’m missing the tray!
iSilentP
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Yes. I just realized I am also missing the tray. Would have been handy to have. Any after-market one's available?
EdMat
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That tray is a blessing and a pain. The velcro for the rear does not hold all that well, so you have to have the space below the tray taken up with something. That's were I keep tire repair, small air comp, jump starter, tools, etc. That leaves a bunch of room above the tray for quick access items. Hint, put any smaller items in the center, because they will fall thru the sides. Digging for them is a pain.
safecracker
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That tray was an option or aftermarket item. They did not come with the Spyder as standard equipment.
Just tried to search how to delete posts/threads. I found Peter Aawen's post on why not to delete posts. I feel a little silly asking dumb questions sometimes, so I usually delete after getting the answer. I do that a lot on FB. It makes sense about the search feature.
Sorry for my dumb questions.
Sorry for my dumb questions.
This is just one of the great things about Forums over faceache - Forums create a database of shared knowledge that IS searchable, so it's not ever truly lost or buried in all the crap, like it so often is on sites like faceache, especially if posters go back and delete their threads!
- If YOU (or anyone else) wanted to know what it was and were game enough to ask, then I'm absofreakinlutely positive that there's at least a dozen others out there who also wanted to know but WEREN'T game enough to ask!! So please, don't be too concerned that your questions might be 'dumb' - the only truly 'dumb question' is the one you DIDN'T ASK!! Also, please don't be so selfish as to think you should keep the answers to these questions to yourself and delete the thread once you get an answer - the only way we can grow the broader community's knowledge base is to share that knowledge; after all, that's partly why where here!! To help do that, we try to keep it all available and searchable - and we're proud to say that there's really not too much about Spyders that hasn't at least been raised here since they first hit the streets/the Forum started waaay back in 2008 (ish), you only have to find it! Even if our Forum Search facility might not be the greatest, and it's a little hampered by all the threads on the same subject (bloody oil and tire threads!!
) and all those threads where the originator didn't briefly ask their question/tell the prospective readers/responders what they expected from the thread in the title; but there's always bots and web crawlers from the big search engines like google & bung, duckduckgo, etc crawling all over the posts and threads here, and you can use their search facility to find stuff here, especially if you restrict their search to this site, usually just by adding 'site:spyderlovers.com' to your entered search terms! So please, ask away - after searching first, of course!
If you do get as far as starting a new thread, then please do briefly ask your question in any new thread title, or at least briefly tell us what you expect from the thread in that title - doing this WILL help you get answers now, and it will also help all readers and everybody searching for years to come! Remember, there are no truly dumb questions asked here - if you feel the need to ask it, there's bound to be others out there who just aren't brave enough to ask. So do them and us a favour, search for the answer to your questions, and if you can't find an existing thread to expand upon (check the dates on it before replying in there tho) ask the question briefly in the title of a new thread, or at least tell us what you expect from the thread - after all, we don't charge by the number of threads you start, or by the number of posts you make
(altho we do frown upon pointless 'post count padding'!! )Enjoy, and please share your knowledge & experience - even if some already know the things you post, I'm pretty sure there'll be others who don't, so they'll benefit!! Like I said, it's one of the great things about Forums!
Deanna777
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